adjective
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relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
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situated in, on, or along an axis
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Etymology
Origin of axial
Example Sentences
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It’s deceptively conventional, with an axial structure and a conglomerate of relatively full chroma set against an off-white background.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Three axial flux motors are capable of delivering 1,153 horsepower and are also capable of going from zero to 60 miles per hour in about two seconds.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
According to NASA, every planet in our solar system has an axial tilt, but some are more pronounced than others.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
First, planets vary in their axial tilts: Venus's axis of rotation is tilted by just three degrees, so there's much less seasonal difference between the Venusian summer and winter solstices than those on Earth.
From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023
But the author was strangely silent on such details–indeed, silent on everything but anticlines, synclines, axial faults, and the like.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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